Definition of despond

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Despond (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view..

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Sanguine :: Sanguine (a.) Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success..
Depression :: Depression (n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend..
Desertion :: Desertion (n.) Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
Despondent :: Despondent (a.) Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner..
Desponded :: Desponded (imp. & p. p.) of Despon.
Despondency :: Despondency (n.) The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.
Despair :: Despair (n.) Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
Sombrely :: Sombrely (adv.) In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly.
Blue :: Blue (pl.) Low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy.
Forebode :: Forebode (v. t.) To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly..
Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..
Despondingly :: Despondingly (adv.) In a desponding manner.
Despond :: Despond (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view..
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support..
Paralyze :: Paralyze (v. t.) Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts..
Despondence :: Despondence (n.) Despondency.
Desponder :: Desponder (n.) One who desponds.
Desponding :: Desponding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Despon.
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